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Tag Archives: Success
Should You Live Your Resume… or Your Eulogy?
David Brooks, in his TED Talk, Should You Live Your Resume… or Your Eulogy?, poses a profound question of focus to great leaders about how they choose to live their life – the powerful question of what they do and … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Adam I, Adam II, David Brooks, England Dan, Eulogy, John Ford Coley, Love, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, Resume, Success
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On the Great Leaders’ Hunger and Thirst
In Seth Godin’s blog post, Confusing Hunger and Thirst, great leaders find a moment of pause to reflect on their choices between life’s offerings of material success and happiness and to realize that each plays an important complementary role in … Continue reading
Posted in Fulfillment
Tagged Happiness, Henry David Thoreau, Meaning, Purpose, Seth Godin, Success, Thirst
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Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
Being a Beginner Again
Great leaders’ lives are filled with the great learnings and experiences of their professional and personal journeys. These are the storehouses of knowledge that have contributed and continue to contribute to their extraordinary successes and achievements. They become the safe … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic
Tagged Accomplishment, Achievement, Beginning, Challenge, Leo Buscaglia, Mary Shelley, Steve Jobs, Success
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On Greatness
Kobe Bryant was once asked: “What is your definition of greatness?” In his beautiful simplicity and humanity, he said: “I think the definition of greatness is to inspire the people next to you. I think that’s what greatness is or … Continue reading
Posted in Servant Leadership
Tagged Character, Greatness, Impact, Inspiration, Kobe Bryant, Motivation, Passion, Perseverance, Success
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On Dreams
Great leaders are great dreamers. They realize that dreams are realities in waiting, the seeds that they will nurture, grow and eventually harvest. They take form quietly as they go about their daily interactions – seeing life as it is, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged Carl Sandburg, Challenge, Colin Powell, Curiosity, Dream, Mindset, Reality, Success, Transformation
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On the Joy and Power of Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman writes: “IQ and technical skills are important, but Emotional Intelligence is the sine qua non of Leadership.” Leadership starts from within. It is a bedrock skill. All ideas, results, visions, strategies and goals, big and small, are operationalized … Continue reading
The Power of Consistency and Desire
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” Words said by Estée Lauder that resonate in the minds and hearts of great leaders. It is not living a life on the sidelines, nor settling for mediocrity. It is about … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Babe Ruth, Colin Powell, Consistency, Determination, Dream, Drive, Estée Lauder, Inspiration, John Quincy Adams, Perseverance, Persistence, Purpose, Success
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